Penderyn Distillery, the Welsh Whisky Company, is to open its second distillery this month, on the same day that Wales reopens its pubs, restaurants and tourist venues.
Located in the town of Llandudno, visited by 9.6 million tourists every year, the new distillery occupies the Grade II listed former Old Board School In Lloyd Street. Built In 1887, and latterly the Conwy Council Archive, the building became available in 2020.
A £1.4 million Welsh Government grant from the Tourism Investment Scheme and the Food Business Investment scheme has helped fund the project.
Tours of Penderyn's new distillery will commence from the 1st June 2021 and will be restricted to eight visitors per tour, rather than the usual 20, due to social distancing requirements. The distillery expects to serve 20,000 tourists a year, instead of the initial estimates of 60,000 tourists, until social-distancing measures are lifted.
